fishing in EEZ

[stondoof]

Just need some advice...

Is there any issue with fishing outside the 3 mile line for blues? I'm not looking for some lame -arse excuse to catch stripers illegally. I actually really like putting a bend in the rod jigging for blues. I keep my boat in Avalon and often run to the rips. On the way down, i thought about stopping to fish on the 5fathom banks for blues - since i knew i'd be arriving at the rips at dead slack tide. Obviously, i couldn't / wouldn't try this on the way home if i had any stipers onboard and I've never kept an illegal striper in the past. But with all the warning from my tackle shop guy, i'm a little concerned that i'd get the hassle from the coast guard just for having some eels onboard.

I think the rule is, you can't "target" or possess and stripers in the eez. Does this mean no jigging for blues in areas where stripers would possibly be caught?- that would be a bummer - ...and again - I"M NOT LOOKING FOR EXCUSES...just alittle clarification

J

[Bluewater sportfishing]

yes you can fish for whatever you want past the eez just dont keep the stripers. if you are fishing for blues you will catch a striper or two. If you are jigging and not with eels then you will be fine.I am sure alot of people will get on you about this but shrug it off. Go out and have a blast then come in to the rips and catch your meat.

[Darrin G. DGREENEMACHINE]

This will go on forever if it's like past threads on the topic so I'll say it now and get it out of the way!

The only way anyone can prove you're fishing or a certain type of fish is if there's one in the BOX, so jigging for blues has to be FINE since they are legal to posess outside of three miles.


Just don't kill any stripers and there should be no issue. If there is I would be mighty surprised if a judge would actually find you guilty unless you were in posession of illegal fish.

You may get checked but that's to be expected anywhere so as long as you're by the book go get em!

[Bluewater sportfishing]

amen
well put darrin